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New York Mets released Clem Labine on May 1, 1962.

New York Mets released Joe Ginsberg on May 1, 1962.

New York Yankees signed Casey Fossum of the New York Mets as a free agent on May 1, 2009.

New York Mets sold Zack Short to the Boston Red Sox on May 1, 2024.

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Who Will Mets Get Next? Khrushchev?
Newsday, November 24, 1964
Newsday columnist Stan Isaacs is harshly critical of the Mets acquisition of Warren Spahn. The reference to Nikita Khrushchev in the headline may have made a lot more sense in 1964 than it does now.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Chuck Hiller
Born: October 1, 1934
at Johnsburg, Ill.
Died: October 20, 2004 at St. Pete Beach, Fla.
Hiller
Years with Mets: 1965 - 1967

233 games. 7 hr, 38 rbi, 0.242
49 runs, 1 stolen bases


Mets Records vs. Opponents in 1969
Opponent W L T Pct.
Montreal Expos 13 5 0 .722
Philadelphia Phillies 12 6 0 .667
St. Louis Cardinals 12 6 0 .667
San Diego Padres 11 1 0 .917
Chicago Cubs 10 8 0 .556
Pittsburgh Pirates 10 8 0 .556
Los Angeles Dodgers 8 4 0 .667
San Francisco Giants 8 4 0 .667
Atlanta Braves 8 4 0 .667
Cincinnati Reds 6 6 0 .500
Houston Astros 2 10 0 .167



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